Baby carrier



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B. JUERGES BABY CARRIER Filed Jan. 2, 1924 INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 13, 1925.

BER'IHA JUERGES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BABY CARRIER.

Application filed January 2, 1924. Serial No. 683,993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. BERTI-IA Jul-irons. a citizen of Republic ofGermany, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of 5Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Baby Carrier, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention consists of a device for conveniently carrying a baby andpreventing 1 it from slipping therefrom provision being also made forfolding the device in compact form convenient for packing, placing in apocket of a garment, or a satchel and for stowage and transportation.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described, as long as they are within the scope of theclaim.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a baby carrier embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 represents a vertical longitudinal section thereof.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the device in foldedcondition.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates the baby carrier, the body of which is formed of the sides:2, the back 3, and the seat 4 which all are of suitable fabric or otherpliable material.

To the upper ends of the sides 2 are secured the handles 5 by which thedevice may be carried, say by two persons the portions of said sidesjust below said handles being cut away forming openings 6 to allow partsof the hands of the persons carrying the child to be inserted thereintowhile grasping the handles and also admit of the child passing his handsand forearms through said openings and resting them on the bottom wallsof said openings.

Connected with the sides are the belts 7 which are adapted to be placedaround the waist of the child in front and buckled together so as toretain the child upright on the seat and prevent it from falling bodilyforward from the device.

A child is, however, liable to move improperly from the seat or shiftforwardly on the same, and even then to turn under the waist belts 7,whereby it may drop from the seat to its injury. To prevent this, Iemploy what I term a crotch engaging piece which consists of the strap 8which occupies a position at the front of the body of the device, itslower end portion 9 being stitched or otherwise firmly secured to theseat as at 10, and its upper end being formed with the loop 11 which isadapted to receive the adjacent lengths of the belts 7 and freelymovable thereover to the right and left as well as over the buckle 12 ofsaid belts 7 thereby permitting a greater freedom of movement of thelegs as well as of the body of the child. s

The strap 8 is placed between the legs of the child and so may beengaged by its crotch thus controlling the forward motion of the childon the seat, the belts 7 forming the support of the front length of thestrap 8.

The free end of the left hand belt 7 is adapted to be inserted in theloop 11 as a keeper therefor preventing the child from moving said endto tamper with the buckle 12. I

Within the fabric of the seat 4 are placed pieces 13 of board whichserve to stiffen the seat and adds durability thereto. Two such piecesare employed, the same being placed side by side. Then the fabric of theseat between said pieces are stitched together forming the hinge 14:whereby one piece and the adjacent portion of the seat may be folded oneach other, and with the remainder of the body folded together forming acompact bundle, as shown in Figure 3, convenient for placing in a pocketor satchel for packing, storage or transportation.

The entire device may be readily washed in its entirety and so keptclean as is evident.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A collapsible baby carrier consisting of a seat, sides, and a back,handles on said sides, waist straps fixed to said sides, extendingforwardly and detachably joined at the front, and a crotch strap fixedto the front of the seat extending upwardly and ten minating in a loopthrough which said waist strap passes, thereby affording support of theupper looped end of the crotch strap, said looped end of the crotchstrap being free to slide to and fro on said waist straps.

BERTHA J UERGES.

